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CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT dream a little dream of me, part one. season five, episode one.
"BACK UP," BAILEY GRUMBLED, WAVING A HAND TO MOVE DEREK, WHO WAS HOVERING OVER HER SHOULDER.The rankings of all teaching hospitals in Seattle would soon be posted, and the doctors of Seattle Grace were more than anxious to see where they placed. "You're sucking up all my oxygen."
Derek rolled his eyes. "I'm trying to see."
"It's not up yet," she said surely, a hint of annoyance in her voice. "There's nothing to see."
"It's supposed to be posted at four o'clock," Hahn stated from the other side of Bailey.
"It's four fourteen."
Cassie and Mark turned the corner, his arm dropping from her waist when they realized Derek was in view.
"Is it up yet?" they asked in unison, moving to stand by the others. Cassie slyly slipped her pinky finger around Mark's, causing a subconscious smile to come to his face.
"Hit the refresh button," Cristina said, reaching for the keyboard. "You have to reload the page." Cassie pulled Cristina back when she noticed Bailey's death glare set on her.
"I'm hitting the refresh button every ten seconds. Just wait."
"Is it up yet?" Meredith wondered, coming over and giving Derek a smile.
Cristina and Cassie shared a look, playfully rolling their eyes at the couple. Well, Cassie's was playful, while Cristina's was real. After Meredith built Derek a house of candles on the land he'd bought, an idea she thought of after Cassie told her how Derek loved grand gestures, the couple had gotten back together.
Alex joined the group as well. "Is it up yet?"
"No!" Bailey snapped. "Wait."
Mark crossed his arms over his chest. "I'm thinking we move up a slot. We pass Hopkins, move up to number one."
"We're not passing Hopkins," Derek scoffed. "We're gonna stay number two."
Hahn shrugged. "Mayo could surge ahead. We could be three."
"Three?" Derek raised a brow. "Pessimist."
"Realist," she corrected. "The rankings of teaching hospitals change based on any number of things."
"That's true," Cassie spoke up. Everyone except Mark let out a heavy sigh, knowing based on experience that she was about to rant. "Recently, I read that each hospital analyzed in the data driven rankings received an overall score from 0 to 100 based on four elements. Outcomes, including survival rate and the rate at which patients were able to return home rather than needing additional institutional care, patient experience, and care related factors such as the intensity—"
